| Help! I'm on my husband's gas card, he's not paid the bill
February 23, 2009 at 12:57 pm
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|  Facing a difficult financial decision? Send in your question to Gerri for some timely advice. |
| One cellphone per child?
February 23, 2009 at 12:53 pm
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|  More than two decades ago, Qualcomm co-founder Irwin Jacobs introduced the world to a new technology standard for cellphones. Now Jacobs hopes to make cell phones standard equipment in the world's classrooms. |
| Dubai's $10 billion bailout
February 23, 2009 at 12:49 pm
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|  The United Arab Emirates pledged $10 billion to prop up Dubai, one of its most ambitious members, Dubai's government said. |
| Bonds mixed after Citi nationalization talk
February 23, 2009 at 12:48 pm
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|  Bonds were mixed Monday on reports that the U.S. government plans to take a larger ownership stake in Citigroup Inc., sending stock futures - and concerns about Treasury debt issuance - higher. |
| Stocks flirt with multi-year lows
February 23, 2009 at 12:12 pm
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|  Stocks tumbled Monday afternoon as any enthusiasm that the government may boost its stake in Citigroup was tempered by ongoing worries about the economy. |
| Obama: States get first bite of stimulus
February 23, 2009 at 12:05 pm
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|  President Barack Obama announced Monday that cash-strapped state governments will see the first influx of federal stimulus-related assistance later this week. |
| Ford, union reach health care deal
February 23, 2009 at 11:43 am
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|  Read full story for latest details. |
| Divorced - but still in business together
February 23, 2009 at 11:41 am
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|  With its high ceilings, elegant chandelier and display of multihued rugs hung on the walls like paintings, the Manhattan showroom of Carini Lang feels more like an art gallery than a carpet company. The firm, co-owned by Joseph Carini, 47, and Aurelie Lang, 37, sells rugs and tapestries that are handwoven in Nepal using Chinese silk and wool from sheep that graze the Himalayas. Prices typically range from $8,000 to $10,000. |
| US Airways: Free drinks in coach
February 23, 2009 at 11:39 am
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|  While major airlines have been finding new ways to charge passengers additional fees, at least one effort has apparently failed. U.S. Airways announced Monday it will no longer charge travelers for non-alcoholic beverages. |
| High court lets Rambus ruling stand
February 23, 2009 at 11:36 am
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|  Read full story for latest details. |
| Oil falls below $40
February 23, 2009 at 11:31 am
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|  Read full story for latest details. |
| Spend! Cut! Obama's budget dilemma
February 23, 2009 at 11:06 am
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|  If you're looking for Peter Orszag, you might check between a rock and a hard place. |
| Will I lose all my retirement savings?
February 23, 2009 at 10:39 am
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|  Stocks Friday plummeted on fears that the banks might be nationalized by the federal government. The move took the S&P 500 index to its lowest levels in nearly 11 years. |
| Stocks abandon gains
February 23, 2009 at 10:22 am
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|  Stocks advanced Monday morning on talk that the federal government could take a bigger stake in Citigroup, reassuring shareholders worried about the outlook for the troubled bank. |
| Campbell Soup profits rise 8%
February 23, 2009 at 10:20 am
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|  Read full story for latest details. |
| Treasury mulls options for GM, Chrysler
February 23, 2009 at 9:44 am
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|  Read full story for latest details. |
| 5 steps to rescue your retirement
February 23, 2009 at 6:07 am
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| Will I ever be able to retire now? That's a question you're likely asking yourself these days. After a year in which your 401(k) has been hammered by the biggest stock losses since the Great Depression, your home equity has been whacked by the collapse of the real estate market and the specter of being laid off looms larger every day, no one can blame you for being skeptical. |
| Economists: Just get through next 6 months
February 23, 2009 at 5:55 am
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|  A survey of leading economists finds them now forecasting a far deeper and more painful recession ahead in the first half of the year, but a modest pickup in the second half of 2009, followed by a solid recovery in 2010. |
| Economists see deeper pain, followed by gain
February 23, 2009 at 12:07 am
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|  A survey of leading economists finds them now forecasting a far deeper and more painful recession ahead in the first half of the year, but a modest pickup in the second half of 2009, followed by a solid recovery in 2010. |
| Citi in talks over bigger U.S. stake - Report
February 22, 2009 at 9:52 pm
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|  Citigroup Inc. is in discussions with regulators about a plan for the federal government to take a larger ownership stake in the bank, according to a report Sunday. |
| Gas prices creep up near $2 mark
February 22, 2009 at 7:22 pm
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|  Prices at the pump have edged up slightly over the past two weeks, bringing the national average close to $2.00, according to a survey published Sunday. |
| Wall Street: All eyes on the banks
February 22, 2009 at 11:16 am
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|  All eyes will be on Washington and the banking system this week, right where they've been for months. |
| Yahoo may announce reorg next week: report
February 22, 2009 at 10:55 am
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|  Read full story for latest details. |
| Bank 'stress tests' to start soon
February 21, 2009 at 6:35 pm
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| Read full story for latest details. |
| Obama aims to halve deficit by 2013
February 21, 2009 at 5:23 pm
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| Read full story for latest details. |
| Obama to Treasury: Start cutting taxes
February 21, 2009 at 10:14 am
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|  Read full story for latest details. |
| Your share of stimulus tax breaks
February 21, 2009 at 9:52 am
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|  Roughly 97% of American households could see tax savings as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to a new analysis by a nonpartisan research group. |
| Regulators close Oregon's Silver Falls Bank
February 20, 2009 at 10:04 pm
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| Read full story for latest details. |
| Thain: Ken Lewis knew of bonuses
February 20, 2009 at 8:46 pm
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|  Read full story for latest details. |
| What is nationalization?
February 20, 2009 at 7:30 pm
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|  What does it mean to nationalize a bank, anyway? |
| Banks pounded by nationalization fear
February 20, 2009 at 7:06 pm
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|  Read full story for latest details. |
| Fannie, Freddie to fund part of $75B foreclosure fix
February 20, 2009 at 6:43 pm
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| The White House is using only $50 billion from the $700 billion financial industry bailout package to fund the foreclosure prevention program, a senior administration official clarified Friday. |
| Stimulus: It's law. Now on to budget
February 20, 2009 at 6:15 pm
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|  President Obama took two big steps forward this week in his campaign to heal the nation's ailing economy: He enacted a stimulus bill and pulled back the curtain on his plans for helping homeowners. |
| Swiss court halts turnover of UBS data
February 20, 2009 at 5:43 pm
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|  A Swiss court Friday blocked Switzerland's largest bank from turning over account information to the U.S. government under an agreement reached earlier this week in which the bank, UBS, admitted it had helped U.S. taxpayers hide money from U.S. tax authorities. |
| Berkshire Hathaway's stock falls 6%
February 20, 2009 at 5:00 pm
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|  Read full story for latest details. |
| Oil slides as economic outlook worsens
February 20, 2009 at 4:02 pm
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|  Read full story for latest details. |
| Dragging GM and Chrysler to the altar
February 20, 2009 at 3:01 pm
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|  Federal loans kept General Motors and Chrysler LLC out of bankruptcy in December. |
| Spend! Cut! Obama's budget dilemma
February 20, 2009 at 2:57 pm
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|  If you're looking for Peter Orszag, you might check between a rock and a hard place. |
| Dollar in temporary free fall
February 20, 2009 at 2:49 pm
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|  Read full story for latest details. |
| Burned investors sound off on Madoff
February 20, 2009 at 2:34 pm
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|  Investors allegedly swindled in the largest Ponzi scheme in history reacted furiously when they learned Friday that Bernard Madoff didn't put any of their money into securities for at least 13 years. |
| Why I hate Facebook
February 20, 2009 at 2:08 pm
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| I need to take a break from all the gloom in the markets and economy for an Andy Rooney-esque rant. Indulge me. |
| Rolls Royce's budget car...sort of
February 20, 2009 at 1:51 pm
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|  Last year was a brutal one for the auto industry - except for Rolls-Royce which had, believe it or not, a terrific year. In fact, Rolls-Royce had the best sales year in its entire history. And things could get even better next year, when a new Rolls-Royce for the merely very rich goes on sale. |
| Nonprofits: Misery loves company
February 20, 2009 at 1:00 pm
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|  The past year has been tough for Centro Latino de Chelsea and Concilio Hispano, two Boston-area charities serving the Hispanic community. Centro says it doesn't have the money to expand; Concilio is without a permanent leader or much staff for administration. Both face significant reductions in funding. |
| Get ready for a wave of bank failures
February 20, 2009 at 12:59 pm
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|  If it's Friday, there must be a bank failing somewhere across the country. |
| Uninspired by eBay
February 20, 2009 at 12:55 pm
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|  With the market dipping back below November lows, it feels a bit mean-spirited to be picking on any single company, but please - what has happened to eBay? | |
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A new national poll indicates that two out of three Americans approve of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president of the United States.
Facing a difficult financial decision? Send in your question to Gerri for some timely advice.
On the wall of his office overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Bill Gross has hung a poster of Jesse Livermore. In the early decades of the last century Livermore made and lost several fortunes on Wall Street before killing himself in 1940. Alongside the picture is an adaptation of a quote from the deceased: "An investor has to guard against many things and most of all against himself."
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